Tech Tip: How to Make Your Smartphone Last Longer

VOA Learning English • voa
Sept. 4, 2024 ~6 min

Study: EV charging stations boost spending at nearby businesses

The spending increases were particularly pronounced for businesses within 100 yards of charging stations, and for businesses in low-income areas.

Zach Winn | MIT News • mit
Sept. 4, 2024 ~7 min


How AI features in smartphones are reducing their dependence on the cloud

New processors have been crucial to hosting power-hungry AI features on phones rather than the cloud.

John Chiverton, Senior Lecturer in Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Sept. 3, 2024 ~5 min

Watch a tiny bug do the world’s fastest backflip

A new study features the first in-depth look at the jumping skills of globular springtails. See the backflipping bug in action for yourself.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Sept. 3, 2024 ~6 min

Chip that steers terahertz beams sets stage for ultrafast internet of the future

As more internet devices run increasingly data-heavy apps, there’s a squeeze on the wireless spectrum. High-frequency terahertz waves could ease the crunch with the help of chips that control the beams.

Ranjan Singh, Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame • conversation
Sept. 3, 2024 ~5 min

Experts Question Boeing's Space Business after Starliner Failures

VOA Learning English • voa
Sept. 1, 2024 ~8 min

Five notorious cyberattacks that targeted governments

From disrupting nuclear facilities to throwing national health services into disarray, cyberattackers often target the most secure government computer systems.

Rachael Medhurst, Course Leader and Senior Lecturer in Cyber Security NCSA, University of South Wales • conversation
Aug. 30, 2024 ~6 min

How AI can dramatically reduce the time it takes to make VAR offside calls in Premier League football matches

Semi-automated offside technology tracks players at very high speeds and levels of detail.

Mark Middling, Assistant Professor of Accounting, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Aug. 30, 2024 ~5 min


Study: Transparency is often lacking in datasets used to train large language models

Researchers developed an easy-to-use tool that enables an AI practitioner to find data that suits the purpose of their model, which could improve accuracy and reduce bias.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Aug. 30, 2024 ~8 min

UN Chief Issues Urgent Warning of Danger from Rising Pacific Sea Levels

VOA Learning English • voa
Aug. 29, 2024 ~3 min

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